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The economics of technology diffusion and energy efficiency
Mulder, Peter - 2005
Technological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474030
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Economic growth and distribution : on the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
Salvadori, Neri (ed.) - 2006
issues connected with growth theory considered from different theoretical perspectives. Its uniqueness is derived from the … classical tradition, modern theory, and heterodox models; problems of policy; dynamics and business cycles; and the role of … scholars of the theory of economic growth, the theory of distribution, macroeconomics, classical and Keynesian economics, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473998
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Mapping national innovation ecosystems : foundations for policy consensus
Frenkel, Amnon - 2014
decision-making practitioners that links theory with case-based learning opportunities.'--Michael Radnor, Chairman and co …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850920
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Productivity, innovation, and knowledge in services : new economic and socio-economic approaches
Gallouj, Fai͏̈z (contributor); Gadrey, J. (contributor) - 2002
Written by some of the most distinguished authors in the field, this book elucidates the critical and complex relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain service productivity and innovation, and call for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851223
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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence
Vivarelli, Marco - 1995
appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473912
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Foundations of the economics of innovation : theory, measurement, and practice
Grupp, Hariolf - 1998
This important new book presents the theoretical, econometric and applied foundations of the economics of innovation as well as offering a new approach to the measurement of technical change. The author, a leading expert in innovation economics and management, critically reviews current schools...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473962
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Innovation, organization and economic dynamics : selected essays
Dosi, Giovanni - 2000
Giovanni Dosi is recognized as one of the world's leading scholars in industrial economics and corporate change. This volume contains a selection of his most important work and provides an excellent overview of the contribution he has made to the economics of innovation and technical change. Key...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473987
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The economics of power, knowledge, and time
Javary, Michèle - 2002
This book examines the significance of technological, organisational and institutional change as crucial factors in the analysis of the turnover time of capital. It also studies the related set of theoretical questions that concern the relationship between power, knowledge and time, in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474123
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Achieving a sustainable global energy system : identifying possibilities using long-term energy scenarios
Zhu, Bing; Totschnig, Gerhard; Schrattenholzer, Leo; … - 2004
Sustainable development and global climate change have figured prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems, based on an analysis of global climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851891
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International handbook on the economics of energy
Evans, Joanne (contributor); Hunt, Lester C. (contributor) - 2009
research issues in this topical field of economics. Themes addressed include the theory of energy supply, demand and policy …Introduction / Joanne Evans and Lester C Hunt -- 1. A brief history of energy / Roger Fouquet -- 2. The theory of … theory and practice of energy policy / Richard L. Gordon -- 5. Energy demand theory / Kenneth B. Medlock III -- 6. Empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851493